u/FloweryAnomaly

Seems like the temperature has quite a range so I'm not 100% sure what to expect.

I feel like I don't hear as much about this speciality and would love to understand more about this role, like:

- What do your hours look like?

- What are your main responsibilities? FA, circulating, consulting with patients?

- Do you enjoy it; do you regret it; do you wish you went a different path?

- What is the pay like and is there a ceiling?

Thank you!

I keep seeing the sentiment that in office culture your hard work doesn’t matter, but how much management likes you and your personality. I’ve always been a polite, accommodating person, but I’ve never been the bubbly, popular kid and I’m beginning to realize that those are the majority of people who get raises and promotions. I know I can’t compete with this, but I am and always have been a hard worker and produce quality work. Are there any careers or niches that value this instead? Thank you.

Currently pivoting from corporate to healthcare and considering nuclear medicine. I really love the idea of shift work, specifically 3x12, for work life balance. I'm interested in this career, but this shift schedule is one of my top preferences. Is it possible or common at all? And what kind of clinics/centers usually offer it? Thank you!

One of the reasons why I am pursuing this path is because of the work/life balance. But lately I've seen some PAs say that after their working hours, they have to take more work home. Is this true across the board or just in certain specialties?

I know this sub doesn’t like pre-pa questions, but it doesn’t make much sense for me to post on the pre-pa sub when it is composed of students who would not know the answer to this question.

One of the reasons why I am pursuing this path is because of the work/life balance. But lately I've seen some PAs say that after their working hours, they have to take more work home. Is this true across the board or just in certain specialties?

I’ve been working at my museum job for over three years now in the curatorial department. This is my first annual review because a formal HR department didn’t really exist in the past. 

I pride myself on coming up with great concepts for exhibitions and interpretation strategies. I curate, write didactics, implement digital strategies, design displays and promotional materials from scratch, take professional photographs, do other peoples’ jobs when asked without complaint, and although I am recognized for this, I know it is not going to matter for a promotion because of how “quiet” I am. 

My boss is known for her extroverted, loud, and bubbly personality. She does not hesitate to remind me that I am “quiet”, she even once called the “quietest girl in the world”. She brings this trait of mine up during random moments, or moments where I am not being quiet and expressing myself. For example, the “quietest girl in the world” was said during a moment when I was expressing gratitude/happiness when one of my co-workers took some beautiful photographs for the project I was working on. My boss said, “See? Even the quietest girl in the world is reacting this way!” That sends me right back into my shell. I’m not stupid. I know she’s being passive aggressively patronizing, and I wish I could say it doesn’t happen often, but it does.

I have been called quiet all my life, this isn’t something new. I tried to be the opposite in this job by being as sociable as I possibly could. I am almost always the first person to say hello/greet people when they walk by. I do my best to make small talk, asking my boss and coworkers about their weekends/family/hobbies. I answer any questions they ask about my personal life, because I know people don’t like when they don’t show who they are in an accessible way. I try my absolute best to make sure there are no awkward pauses or silences during conversations, because I know people hate that, so I always make sure to fill the silence, even if I say something stupid sometimes. Yet, I am still called quiet. I know they still sense I am different despite my best efforts. I am at a true loss at what else I can even do. 

But being constantly othered and patronized in such subtle ways where it can’t be deemed as "aggressive", makes me not want to just sit there like a docile dog during my annual review, when I KNOW she will bring it up. If I’m going to be held back for it, I’d rather not go quietly (no irony intended). I’m thinking of saying something like, “I am a bit disappointed since it feels like I am being accessed more on my personality, rather than the content and quality of my work.” But I feel like that may be too direct and offensive for the usual subversive way she communicates.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to handle this or what to say? I don’t want my growing hurt and resentment to cloud my judgement. 

I’m always on the lookout for corporate art jobs. So when an art coordinator job popped up at JLL I applied immediately. I tick all of the requirements exactly and even exceed in some areas, but not in a way where I would be too overqualified for the role. I even live in the area where their office is. I refined my resume to mention their key words and skills. 5 days later I get an auto rejection email. There weren’t many applicants and the role is something I have ample experience in so I had hope that I would get at least one interview.

What am I doing wrong? Are these roles reserved for people with connections or internal hires? Do they not favor people from museum backgrounds and prefer galleries instead? Are these jobs not even worth applying to because they are even more niche? Ugh. If anyone has some advice I would be so grateful.

Almost done with my pre-reqs for PA school. I have a humanities MA & BA and I am somewhat of an artist by trade, as my work has sold and been recieved well but not enough to make a full living. After working for a good amount of time as a PA, I was wondering if it is easy/realistic to go part-time so I can spend the other half my time on my art business. I know It's not the usual reason that people go part time (because they have kids), but my spouse and I are childfree and want to stay that way. I don't know if I will be judged for going part-time for this reason. I was curious if anyone has gone down a similiar path and has if it has worked out for them? Thank you!

As a newish museum professional, I don’t make a ton but I previously assumed that, as with other industries, salary would increase with inflation and maybe every two years small raises would occur. Now I am discovering this isn’t the case for my institution. I received a 2k increase to my yearly two years ago, but it’s been crickets since then. I was wondering if it’s like this in other/most institutions? Should I expect my pay to remain the same as when I first got hired? I’d love to hear your experiences.

On a side note, I’m pretty nervous about pay right now because it seems like things just keep getting worse and worse. I saw jobs that paid 50k 6 years ago that still pay 50k today, and I’m very nervous that if pay doesn’t increase soon I won’t just be struggling to afford a bad apartment, I will be completely unable to.